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Noun compounding has 1 sense
- combination, combining, compounding - the act of combining things to form a new whole
--1 is a kind of change of integrity
--1 has particulars: | | attachment, affixation; confusion; mix, commixture, admixture, mixture, intermixture, mixing; fusion; blend, blending; interspersion, interspersal; temperance; union, unification, uniting, conjugation, jointure; consolidation, integration |
Verb compound has 5 senses
- intensify, compound, heighten, deepen - make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Potsmokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"
--1 is one way to increase
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- compound, combine - put or add together; "combine resources"
--2 is one way to add
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Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- compound - calculate principal and interest
--3 is one way to account, calculate
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- compound - create by mixing or combining
--4 is one way to assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- compound, combine - combine so as to form a whole; mix; "compound the ingredients"
--5 is one way to mix, mingle, commix, unify, amalgamate
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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